Converter Questions - Replacement and want to charge faster
All -
I have a WFCO 8955PEC in my Class C RV. It has a 4kW generator in it I use to charge the batteries when off grid. I have two questions -
1. It charges slowly when my 2 12V deep cycle batteries are low (110Ah Each). I may get 15-20amps in them after an hour or so. I have a meter hooked up to one of the DC appliances in the Coach and it *always* says 13.6 when I am hooked to shore power. Does the converter feed one voltage to the house and then charge my batteries at a different voltage (say 14.4? or 13.2 in maintenance while still giving 13.6 to coach), or would it be the same? I have not measured the batteries at different times.
2. I am interested in getting a different charger/converter that will do it faster. The converter portion of my WFCO is working fine other than slow charging.. no flickering, and constant 13.6 which makes my lights nice and bright. Would you recommend I swap the converter charger board out with an upgraded unit like a PD or boondocker, or would you recommend I add a standalone, like the PD9260C and put it close to my batteries? I guess I would just leave the WFCO 8955 as is in that setup and run them both, right?
Thank you for your help.
John
I have a WFCO 8955PEC in my Class C RV. It has a 4kW generator in it I use to charge the batteries when off grid. I have two questions -
1. It charges slowly when my 2 12V deep cycle batteries are low (110Ah Each). I may get 15-20amps in them after an hour or so. I have a meter hooked up to one of the DC appliances in the Coach and it *always* says 13.6 when I am hooked to shore power. Does the converter feed one voltage to the house and then charge my batteries at a different voltage (say 14.4? or 13.2 in maintenance while still giving 13.6 to coach), or would it be the same? I have not measured the batteries at different times.
2. I am interested in getting a different charger/converter that will do it faster. The converter portion of my WFCO is working fine other than slow charging.. no flickering, and constant 13.6 which makes my lights nice and bright. Would you recommend I swap the converter charger board out with an upgraded unit like a PD or boondocker, or would you recommend I add a standalone, like the PD9260C and put it close to my batteries? I guess I would just leave the WFCO 8955 as is in that setup and run them both, right?
Thank you for your help.
John
